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advisable collapse: worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first"

efficacious collapse: marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect; "written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley; "the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough"

operable collapse: capable of being treated by surgical operation; "an operable cancer"; usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution"

Realpolitik collapse: politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations

efficient collapse: being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"

shakedown collapse: extortion of money (as by blackmail); a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"; initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown"; intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system; "a shakedown cruise"

unromantic collapse: neither expressive of nor exciting sexual love or romance

trouper collapse: a person who is reliable and uncomplaining and hard working

constructive collapse: constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"; emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good; "constructive criticism"

reasonable collapse: marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy"; showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"

pool collapse: any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets; an excavation that is (usually) filled with water; an organization of people or resources that can be shared; "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool"; something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"; a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood"; the combined stakes of the betters; any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool"; join or form a pool of people; combine into a common fund; "We pooled resources"

alternate collapse: of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves"; allowing a choice; "an alternative plan"; do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"; go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions; exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

skilled collapse: having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"

proxy collapse: a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting; a person authorized to act for another

expedient collapse: a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one; serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"; appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"

rational collapse: having its source in or being guided by the intellect (distinguished from experience or emotion); "a rational analysis"; consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"; capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers; "rational numbers"

fitting collapse: putting clothes on to see whether they fit; a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system; being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"; in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"

logical collapse: capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind"

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